Today's News: Our Take - James Carville and Mary Matalin Leaving CNN

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Jan 29, 2013 at 12:01 AMJan 29, 2013 at 3:22 PM

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###less###p(((great)))###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/James-Carville-Mary-Matalin-Leaving-CNN-1060046.aspx?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))###less###/a(((great)))###less###p(((great)))Longtime CNN contributors ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/james-carville/155328?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))James Carville###less###/a(((great))) and ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mary-matalin/207505?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Mary Matalin###less###/a(((great))) are leaving the network, TVGuide.com has confirmed.###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))The married couple first appeared on CNN as co-hosts of ###less###em(((great)))###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/crossfire/200739?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Crossfire###less###/a(((great)))###less###/em(((great))), which ran until 2005, before becoming news analysts.###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/special/winter-preview/best-crime-fighter.aspx?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Bones vs. Benson: Pick your favorite TV crime fighters###less###/a(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))CNN didn't give a reason behind Carville's and Matalin's departures, but Carville told ###less###a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/01/james-carville-mary-matalin-leaving-cnn-155516.html"(((great)))Politico###less###/a(((great))) that the decision was the network's. "I was told that they wanted the contributors to be more available -- essentially, closer to Washington. I'm not always available; I don't live there," Carville, a New Orleans resident, explained.###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))Though the politically polarizing couple might not be leaving on their own will, Carville isn't one to hold a grudge. "I'm completely cool with it," he said.###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/special/winter-preview/photogallery/scariest-serial-killers-1059527?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Check out the scariest TV and movie serial killers###less###/a(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))This isn't the only major change at CNN. Carville's and Matalin's departures came the same day as managing editor ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mark-whitaker/255837?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Mark Whitaker###less###/a(((great)))'s resignation over differences with new CNN President ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jeff-zucker/243594?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Jeff Zucker###less###/a(((great))). Political###less###em(((great))) ###less###/em(((great)))contributor ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com../../iw/tvg-html/fck/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/paste/v"(((great)))Erick Erickson###less###/a(((great))) also left the network for Fox News.###less###/br(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))Since Zucker was appointed in November, CNN has hired a bevy of new faces, including ABC's ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-cuomo/213812?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Chris Cuomo###less###/a(((great))) and ###less###a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jake-tapper/241710?rss=keywords&partnerid=gatehouse&profileid=celebs"(((great)))Jake Tapper###less###/a(((great))).###less###/p(((great)))###less###/br(((great)))